Pam Moore

JANUARY 14, 2020

Personal branding can not be ignored in 2020. Even if you are not a marketer and never want to be one, you have a personal brand regardless if you have consciously designed it or thought about it or not. Your Personal Brand is Made of Perceptions. Your personal brand is made up of perceptions of which we can't actually control.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

With 1,600 brands, 1.2 But how does one stay engaged with such a large and diverse array of participants across all social networks? Does it involve masterminding a complicated series of social personas and accounts, each with its own unique calendar catering to the interests of each and every brand that they represent?

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Pam Moore

AUGUST 8, 2019

Your brand is the foundation and one of the most important aspects of your business. Bottom line, you have one chance to make a first, second and third brand impression. Your brand is who you are. It is what your customers experience when they come in contact with your brand and the people who make it what it is, good or bad.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

It’s a good time to take stock of your social media marketing strategies to assess what’s working and where you have room to improve. There is a lot of chatter about emerging social media sites, and where brands should make investments in 2019. Social media platform your brand should check out: Houseparty.

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Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Social media has given brands and businesses a platform to engage with their customers. We spoke to several social selling experts to understand what it means and its value to salespeople. Social selling is a lead generation strategy designed to help salespeople interact with prospects through social networks.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

“Trend” can often feel like a four-letter word when it comes to social media, but it is critical that we keep an eye on the future. In 2019 we saw several social platforms grow and continue to mature – from industry giants like Facebook and Instagram to emerging platform TikTok and more niche sites like Pinterest.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

MAY 28, 2013

The social network has today agreed to add gender-based hate to its list of unacceptable content and has committed to ridding its site of it and is updating its guidelines to training moderators. It’d be a big undertaking for the social network that could take a while to come to fruition. Related articles.

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Sprout Social

AUGUST 25, 2020

Here’s the thing, though: marketing on Reddit is often an uphill battle for brands who don’t really “get” what the site is all about. If you approach Reddit like the rest of your social presence, you’re going to be disappointed. Step one: [link] (cc: @Schwarzenegger ) pic.twitter.com/7Swrm3I88l.

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Pixlee

MAY 28, 2020

As social media matures, its capability grows as well. Now, businesses aren’t just using social media to connect with customers and drive traffic to their sites. Instead, they are building deeply impactful social relationships on the networks with their community. Many know this concept as social commerce.

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Social Media Marketing

APRIL 23, 2013

New social sites like Pocket, Rdio and others represent a trend in direct one-to-one sharing , thus turning the idea of "social" media on its head. Don''t try this at home: 5 Publishing Tricks That Brands Should Avoid While content marketing gets a lot of play, there''s also a lot of frustration around the industry.

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Absolute PA

JULY 20, 2011

I recently asked my friend, Karen Haller, an Applied Colour Psychology Specialist, why the ‘Big 3′ social networks: Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn use blue in their branding. Had branding colour been a consideration way back when the social network giants were a germ of an idea, or was it pot luck?

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Absolute PA

JULY 20, 2011

I recently asked my friend, Karen Haller, an Applied Colour Psychology Specialist, why the ‘Big 3′ social networks: Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn use blue in their branding. Had branding colour been a consideration way back when the social network giants were a germ of an idea, or was it pot luck?

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Koka Sexton

DECEMBER 16, 2022

LinkedIn is a social networking site specifically designed for professionals, and it offers a variety of tools and features that can help you build your professional brand and connect with others in your industry. One key aspect of building a strong professional brand on LinkedIn is engagement.

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Sprout Social

OCTOBER 12, 2020

In order to reach the finish line, we have to guide our audiences from being unacquainted with our brand to awareness, and from awareness to consideration. Your audience can’t consider your brand and convert if they aren’t aware of it. In addition to showcasing your brand’s personality, consider focusing on: User-generated content.

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Pixlee

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Not only does UGC create a considerable amount of reach on social media, but it also facilitates a space for audience engagement. Telling your brand story through the voices of your passionate fans presents your brand as trustworthy, reliable, and authentic to your followers. Run a Social Media Contest to Collect Content.

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Pixlee

AUGUST 22, 2020

UGC offers a way for brands to build more authenticity into their marketing and often leads to more sales. If that’s not enough to convince you, UGC-based ads also get 4x higher click-through rates than traditional branded ads. . UGC is also very accessible and convenient for most brands with the right approach.

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Janet Fouts

JANUARY 13, 2018

It’s a bit long, but here are some highlights from his post : “…recently we’ve gotten feedback from our community that public content — posts from businesses, brands and media — is crowding out the personal moments that lead us to connect more with each other.” What does it mean? What should you do?

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Ignite Social Media

JULY 15, 2022

It’s no secret that the emergence of TikTok has changed the traditional social channel landscape regarding entertainment. When compared to other traditional social networks like Twitter (35 minutes/day), Facebook (31 minutes/day), Snapchat (30 minutes/day), and Instagram (29 minutes/day), TikTok has the lead. They are: .

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Sprout Social

JUNE 20, 2016

If so, you could be missing out on the true personal branding power that social media holds. At its best, social media will allow you and your business to be seen and heard as an expert in your field. Promotion is only a small aspect of a social media strategy. What Is Personal Branding? Do you see the power?

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Pixlee

MAY 3, 2021

When your social media account is verified, it serves as immediate credibility. Verification also serves as proof that your account is the real, certified account for your brand, eliminating any questions about potential fake accounts. When people notice the mark, it shows that you are an authentic entity.

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Pixlee

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Fighting for your audience’s attention share on social media is harder than ever before. You aren’t just competing against other brands’ sponsored posts – you’re competing against viral content creators. billion by the end of 2021, 33% of brand teams still don’t measure the ROI of their influencer efforts.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 27, 2014

Hollywood Branded hit that nail on the head with a project they recently did for their client, PassionRoses. They are owned by a B2B parent company and debuted their consumer site in early 2014. Let’s take a look: Jason Derulo has the clean image that PassionRoses wanted to align their brand with.

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 2, 2019

.” We also saw a whole slew of social ad types and fresh business features roll out for brands. From social selling to advanced analytics, social-savvy brands have more opportunities than ever to sell directly to their audience. Oh, and we also saw a notable shift in social content marketing.

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Buffer Social

DECEMBER 6, 2021

If you’re on the hunt for a social media pro or content creator, Instagram or TikTok might be a better place to look. It can also be valuable to find ways to connect with niche communities within broader social networks. You could use the questions feature on Instagram stories for a similar AMA-style strategy.

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Sprout Social

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

For many brands today, marketing to Gen Z might feel like trying to talk to aliens. Listen: Gen Z’s massive spending power and dependence on social media speak for themselves. It’s also key that brands learn how to bridge the gap between Gen Z and other generations of customers, particularly millennials. The reality, though?

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Sprout Social

MARCH 8, 2019

If you haven’t noticed by now, social listening is kind of a big deal for brands today. Because we’re capable of learning more than ever by tracking our customers’ social behavior. Through social listening, you can answer these questions and so much more in an instant. Sounds pretty “social” to us! Not a good look.

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Sprout Social

AUGUST 10, 2022

A recent report shows 76% of brands are planning to increase their influencer marketing budgets this year. If your brand’s not working with influencers on marketing campaigns, you’re missing out big time. Instead of going about it the “traditional” way, brands can use influencer marketing tools to reach their goals faster.

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Harp Interactive

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Whether it is lead generation, brand awareness, reputation management, search engine optimization or any of the other many benefits you can enjoy with Twitter, one fact remains, you need followers. An option for brands or business accounts is to display a logo in place of a photo. People naturally connect with photos.

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yMarketingMatters

JANUARY 19, 2012

And surprisingly, so much marketing and branding today lacks personality! Inject your own special personality into your brand, and each piece of content. Be authentic. Visitors to the site can conduct a search for a plumber in San Diego and get listings along with ratings and reviews from customers of that business.

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Later

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

If LinkedIn isn’t part of your social strategy, it could be time to think again. This year, LinkedIn released a ton of new features that are perfect for brands and businesses looking to grow online. According to the platform, LinkedIn Live videos get on average 24x more comments than native videos produced by the same brand.

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 10, 2016

That’s why a lot of brands leverage user generated content (UGC). Candid photos from your community or brand influencers resonate more with consumers than glossy, photoshopped ads because they feel real. Using a tracking link , brands can easily track the performance of visual content across social channels.

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The Social Media Incubator

JUNE 17, 2011

A recent article in AdAgeDigital stated, “ As it turns out, many people in social networks don’t want to talk about your product, they just want to talk. ”. That statement can and has been countered by business owners with the question: What’s the point of being on social media if not to promote my products/services or myself?

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Diva Marketing Blog

AUGUST 29, 2011

Do we expect too much from social media and in particular social networks? Marketers anticipate Facebook, Twitter, blogs, video sites a la YouTube, niche communities and now Google+ will not only create awareness, support customer service but increase. Social media has become a one-stop shop for extending the brand. .

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Pixlee

JULY 10, 2017

Search engines such as Google and Bing rank websites based on whether the sites’ content is relevant and useful. Over 25% of the search results for the 20 largest brands in the world are linked to user-generated content. Sharing content on social media channels drives engagement and brings visitors to your site.

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Mindjumpers

JULY 7, 2010

My first thought was that these talented guys must have had been featured in some kind of viral campaign – the most obvious guess – for a beer or soft drink brand. Well, except for a polished beer commercial that plays on the concept, but without authenticity. And all the tourists seemed to agree with me.

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Hootsuite

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Offer extended networking opportunities. Engage employees to support your brand. Finally, LinkedIn pod groups exist on other social media sites. Because I was leveraging people I already knew, the comments were authentic, relevant, and sincere. Authentic pods have merit. Methodology. Manual pods.

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Hootsuite

JULY 29, 2021

So if you’re looking for photos for commercial use that don’t cost a penny but will make your social feeds look like a million bucks, read on. Looking for free stock video sites? Bonus: Get the always-up-to-date social media image size cheat sheet. Sometimes, you want your free stock photo site to focus. Source: Pixabay.

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